Shia Kuan
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Shia Kuan | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | round |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf. Red round fruits are perfectly shaped, with smooth shoulders, no cracking. 4-7 oz. Very juicy. Very good sweet flavor.
Seed source:
- Nathalie Antaya of Saint-Robert, Quebec, Canada (QUE AN N) 08 / Roland Robin, France
Year grown: 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2000 Yearbook by Donald C. Kellums of Port Byron, Illinois (IL KE D), who received the seed from Calvin E. Wait of Ethel, Missouri (MO WA C) in 1995.
- SSE TOMATO 477.
- Rare and endangered.
- Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2016.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shia Kuan - ripe. 2015-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shia Kuan - sliced. 2015-08-11.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
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2012 | . | . | |
2011 | 2 | 2 | |
2010 | 1 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |
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